/r/Listentothis Referendum

Seven quick questions, less than five minutes to answer them all. This is the official vote to decide if listentothis should remain a default subreddit. We are also gathering feedback on some future changes we've been discussing among the moderation team. It is critically important that our subscribers weigh in on the default vote and these proposed changes, they will shape the future of the subreddit.

Have you noticed any change in the quality of /r/listentothis submissions since it became a default?

Submission quality has gone up a lot!

Submission quality has gone up a little.

Submission quality hasn't changed enough to notice since May 6th.

Submission quality has dropped a little.

Submission quality has dropped a lot!

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Have you noticed any change in the quality of /r/listentothis comments since it became a default?

Comment quality has gone up a lot!

Comment quality has gone up a little.

Comment quality hasn't changed enough to notice since May 6th.

Comment quality has dropped a little.

Comment quality has dropped a lot!

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Would you be in favor of more draconian automated moderation aimed at removing low-effort comments?

Extreme examples: Removing top-level comments less than 100 characters long (current threshold is 30). Restricting comments to people with 200 positive comment karma earned from within listentothis and sister subreddits like listentous, letstalkmusic. Note: We would only do this if the comment section takes a dramatic turn for the worse over time.

Yes. Implement strict controls, it's better to see a few good comments than a lot of crummy ones.

The current comment filtering is sufficient, stricter measures aren't necessary at this time.

I'm here for the music, not the comments, so this doesn't matter to me.

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Would you be in favor of an iterative repost filter aimed at further minimizing artist repetition?

Proposed system: (1) No artist can be reposted more than once each week. (2) If that artist gains more than 100 upvotes, no reposts allowed for 30 days. (3) If that artist gains more than 100 upvotes a second time, no reposts for 60 days. (4) If that artist gains more than 100 upvotes a third time, no reposts for 90 days. (5) The longest repost block will never be more than 90 days. (6) All artists that are currently 'on cooldown' will be listed in a special auto-updating wiki page for easy reference (aka 'The Hotlist'). Remember, 1 and 2 are already active - are you in favor of 3 through 6?

Yes, I like this proposed system.

Yes, but this doesn't go far enough, I'd prefer to go longer than 90 days max.

No, I'm not in favor of restricting reposts any more than they already are.

Reposts don't bother me, I'm indifferent to how they are filtered.

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Would you be in favor of allowing new releases to temporarily bypass our popularity filter for the month of that release?

Example: Current popularity cutoff is 500,000 last.fm listeners. For new releases, this would be raised to allow artists with up to 1,000,000 last.fm listeners to be posted, but only for the 30 days following a new album release. Remember, the repost filter above will still apply to new releases, expect to see only one highly upvoted track at most for each new release. Please look at this spreadsheet to see what artists this will effect - the ones in red are the ones this will apply to: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Amyb4L65bjOOdGJFZE9sZGRLTFM2NjNpZUg5MlFUbEE#gid=0

Yes, I'd like to see new releases brought back in this tightly controlled manner.

Yes, but I think the 1,000,000 last.fm listener threshold is too high, it should be lower.

Yes, but I think the 1,000,000 last.fm listener threshold is too low, it should be higher.

I'm indifferent to the inclusion of new releases, it won't bother me if they are present.

No, I don't want to see new releases from slightly more popular artists in listentothis.

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Should /r/Listentothis remain a default subreddit?

New reddit accounts are auto-subscribed to default subreddits. It became a default on May 6th, so it's been two and a half months since the change. There were 218,000 subscribers on May 6th with 200-300 a day joining on average, there are now 730,000 subscribers with 8000 new each day on average.

Yes, remain a default subreddit.

No, leave the default subreddit pool.

I'm indifferent to this change and don't care either way.

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How long have you been subscribed to or visiting listentothis?

I subscribed on or after May 6th when it became a default.

I've been around for the last year or two, roughly as long as bots have been moderating.

I've been here 3 or 4 years, I remember when this was a quiet, crazy little place.

I was here within the first six months, before there were even any rules.